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A total of 1,190 luminaires will be replaced thanks to a subsidy of 912,620 euros granted by the Alicante Provincial Council.The new LED luminaires have an energy saving forecast of 53%, which will mean the saving of more than 70,000 euros in monetary value yearly on the electricity bill

The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, presented this morning the second edition of the International Festival of Social and Ecological Cinema of the Mediterranean (FICSEM), together with the organizer of the event, Carlos Mures. The festival will take place between September 22 and 26, starting this edition with a gala at the Municipal Theater of Torrevieja, at 8:00 p.m.

During its stay in these European cities, Pascual Flores has received about 12,000 visitors, who have come on board to learn about its history and the fabulous maritime heritage of Torrevieja that this ship represents, as an itinerant "ambassador" for tourism and cultural promotion. of the city and a symbol of the classic Mediterranean sailing ships In the month of October it will arrive again at the port of Torrevieja but before that it will participate in the Escala a Castelló Maritime Festival

After the success of her previous project, Better Widow than Badly Married, Beatriz Rico returns to Torrevieja with Before Death that Convicta (https://www.antesmuertaqueconvicta.com/), a comedy show where laughter and fun are guaranteed. A work that has been touring throughout the national territory for more than three years, eliciting laughter and drawing great applause and rave reviews from the public. Tickets are on sale at www.entradasatualcance.com for a price of 7 euros.

The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, has welcomed the work of Ars Creatio in the culture of the city, saying that “Ars Creatio is essential for the cultural survival of our city”.

Included in the MEDNIGHT project for the dissemination of Mediterranean science around the European Night of Researchers, the Torrevieja City Council, the MUDIC and the Ars Creatio Cultural Association open the Museum of Natural History to the public with free guided tours.

The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, the director of the Interactive Didactic Museum of Sciences of the Vega Baja (MUDIC) María del Carmen Perea, and María Luisa Molina on behalf of the Ars Creatio Cultural Association, have presented the activities and MEDNIGHT programming, a joint action with Science as a common flag and in which Universities, outreach centers and research centers from Greece, Cyprus, the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia participate.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the Councilor for Sports, Diana Box, accompanied by the project manager, Carlos Brugarolas, visited the comprehensive repair works of the Sports Palace this morning. Some works that are already being executed and that will be fully completed before the month of December 2021, when the Women's Handball World Championship will begin. The total investment of this important action amounts to 5,588,710 euros.

"Sola" is a short made in black and white, of great visual impact and that seeks to provoke emotions, immersing the viewer in an atmosphere of intrigue. It is a work directly influenced by the cinema of the master Hitchcock. The premiere will be attended by the Torrevieja María José Andréu, the main actress in whose performance falls the weight of the work, and the choreographer of the work, David García Marcos. "Sola" is directed by Javier Gallardo and the music created by Alonso Cases.

The Municipal Institute of Culture "Joaquín Chapaprieta" dedicates its next edition of Eras de Cine to the genre of Adventures. Las Eras de la Sal will host the screening of four films on August 30 and 31 and September 1 and 2, at 9:30 p.m., with free admission until full capacity is reached, and can be picked up from 8:00 p.m. the day of the screening at the Eras de la Sal box office.

The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, and the director of the event and head of Turmalina Films, Lidiana Rodríguez, presented this morning the sixth edition of TORREVIEJA AUDIOVISUAL, the national festival of fiction and animation short films that It will be held at the Municipal Theater on September 3 and 4, at 9:00 p.m., and it returns after five years without being held.

The Councilor for Culture, José Antonio Quesada, together with the director of the Festival, Tatiana Denisova Kaunova, the artistic director, Lev Gelbard, and the cellist, Lana Gruen, have presented this morning the second edition of the festival of classical music and opera "Sol Music Festival Torrevieja" to be held from August 12 to 15 in the chamber hall of the International Auditorium of Torrevieja.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the councilor for Quality of Urban Services, Sandra Sánchez, accompanied by the manager of AGAMED, Jorge Ballesta and the deputy manager, Gemma Cruz, have met this morning with the representatives of the residents of the Torreta Florida urbanization, to inform them of the upcoming start of the rainwater works that are going to be undertaken in this area.

This roundabout has been embellished with a total of 28 flamingos, approximately 2 meters high, with a 10-centimeter relief carved in polystyrene and fiberglass on its exterior finish. A fence of approximately 30 meters in length has also been executed that surrounds the entire base of the monument as a visual of the whole. The total investment has amounted to 18,500 euros.

Last Sunday, coinciding with the inauguration of the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest, the lighting of the new pergola lighting of this central Torrevieja promenade was carried out. The installation has been carried out on the lower part of the metal beams of the pergola, with a flexible aluminum, lacquered in white, which has inside the led strip with a quantity of 180 LEDs per linear meter, being approximately 600 meters the that have been placed. The chosen led strip produces a linear light effect so that the individual spot of illuminated led is not seen.

This amount has been distributed between nominative grants, with an amount of 160,000 euros and free competition grants, with a total of 24,600 euros.

On the morning of Monday, July 5, at the Puerto Deportivo Marina Salinas, the Paralympic rowing boat acquired by the Club Náutico Marina Internacional for the rower Juan Luis Moraes Fiego was presented, thanks to the sponsorship of the joint venture AGAMED.